Overview

Overview

Welcome

The missions of the Cell Biology Department are to make significant
new discoveries in the areas of cell, developmental, and regenerative
biology and to educate and train a cadre of young scientists to prepare
them to explore these and other areas of biomedical science.

The research topics
studied by the department faculty are quite diverse, but generally fall
under the broader theme of morphogenesis. more...

(B. Gumbiner, Department Chair)

News & Events

UPCOMING Seminar:4 February, 12pJodi Nunnari, PhD
University of California, DavisTopic: Seeks to understand how dynamic behavior of
mitochondria is controlled, particularly the mechanisms for
mitochondrial fission and fusion and for faithful segregation of the
mitochondrial genome

The
Allen Institute for Cell Science launched on 8 December with
$100M from billionaire businessman and philanthropist Paul Allen - to
be led by Rick Horwitz, who is on leave from UVa.